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These Drones Drop Life-Saving Medical Supplies In Remote Areas

Isolated areas that were once left to fend for themselves during medical emergencies will now be able to speedily get the supplies they need with the help of drones. Zipline, a Silicon Valley startup that recently raised $18 million, partnered with the Rwandan government so it can start dispatching its 22-pound aircrafts in July to the country’s remote clinics, USA Today reported. Before Zipline hit the scene, these facilities only got deliveries a few times per year due to the area’s impassable roads. The robot airplanes, dubbed “Zip,” can hold up to three-and-a-half pounds of supplies